Indira Gandhi
Never shake hands with a clenched fist.
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Francis of Assisi
Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.
I am seeking Refuge. I am seeking Independence.
This could fall on my shoulders and I may look past it years from now and regret how I handled the situation, but like all other times in my life when I didn't know what to do or where to go, I took what I knew at the time, made the best decision I could based off that information, and powered forward. It doesn't hurt to check in now and again to reevaluate where you are and make sure you're on the path you intend to be and can be proud of, but at a certain point, when you're just getting started, sometimes you just have to pick up your bags and go - because the alternative, staying still, in the moment, in the head-space, is more dangerous and detrimental than the move. I have always felt that if you weren't moving forward you were moving backward, and any direction is better than no direction. Or, as my cousin once told me, always have a plan. It doesn't matter if you stick to the plan, but you always have to have a plan. Because if you don't, you'...
Zig Ziglar
People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing. That’s why we recommend it daily.
Battery issues, part deux.
This time it's just that my battery is threatening to take my mac to nap land. And I'm already down at the shop with no charger, but I want to get these few quotes preserved before it's too late and they go in the trash with the rest of them. The hazards of being a member of a daily quote calendar. "To hide the key to your heart is to risk forgetting where you placed it." - Timothy Childers "The giving of love is an education in itself." - Eleanor Roosevelt "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He was a doctor! He was a doctor. It's not that I never knew that, but I suppose I hadn't really ever given it much thought. And it's quite the achievement. I wonder what kind of doctor he was. My thoughts are clearly unable to go much deeper this early in the morning, so I'm going to quit while I'm ahead.
